When you mention the Cleveland Browns to me, it brings back vast memories.
John Dorsey
Football is what I know, it is what I love, it is what I have worked my whole career at, and I thrive on every element that goes into building a winning football team.
Drafting is not only an art, but there's a degree of science as well.
You have to build your core nucleus of your team through your draft. What that does is you basically introduce them to your culture and your environment. Then, as guys begin to perform and play to that level, then you say, 'You know what? You guys deserve an extension, so here it is.'
Once you identify positional needs, then I think, then, what you do is, you be very selective on how you go about acquiring those players. You have to look at the resources available on how to acquire those players, and then, if you can, go acquire those assets that can best help this team get over the hump.
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is a great leader, possesses the highest possible character, and also happens to be a Browns fan.
Ohio State University puts out some very fine football players.
I will talk about Baker Mayfield. I like everything about his makeup. I like how his teammates really rally behind him. I like his eyes downfield. I like his accuracy with his deep throws. I like how he shows that fighter's spirit; when it comes time to come back, he's fighting through to come back, and I applaud those things.
As a person, you like to see young men mature.
Winning is important in this league. Just check your ego at the door. It's all about winning. That's what we all should be striving for.
I'm the eternal optimist. That's who I am.
From a planning standpoint, you want to surround a first-year head coach with quality coaches at all levels.
The fan base for the Cleveland Browns is more passionate than Green Bay Packers fans.
Any time you get a chance to acquire a really good football player, I'm all about that.
Good teams win in the fall. They don't win in March.
Everybody has different cultures in the National Football League.
I love the thought of the AAF giving players a chance to earn experience through playing the game of football at a high level. And letting players showcase their skills and continue to develop.
I've always liked the history of the game of football, and then, when you mention the Cleveland Browns to me, it brings back vast memories, and I can't just wait to try to build and establish this thing and just move this thing forward.
The more team speed you have, the better.
Jamaal Charles is one of the finest running backs that's ever put on a Kansas City Chiefs uniform.
I couldn't be prouder to say that I work for the Cleveland Browns, and all I know is this: Jimmy and Dee Haslam, I have immense respect for these people.
My faith tells me everybody should have second chances.
If we continue to win and build and finish strong, that's all you can ask for.
I've been in the league a lot of years, and I'll know a majority of the coaches, not only in the college ranks but in the professional ranks, both as head coaches, position.
At the end of the day, you want to do what's best for your organization, present and future.
I happen to love Chase Daniel. I love his competitive zeal, how smart he is, how knowledgeable he is about the game.
I think the most important thing is not only do you want to build a roster, but you also want to establish a culture within any given organization.
I hate hype.
I have a lot of respect with Mike McCarthy and for what he's done.
I'm OK with having a really good football player with a chip on his shoulder because he's going to come to prove to not only the people that didn't draft him, but himself, that I'm a pretty good football player.
I bet you that we all learn from our mistakes. I've learned from my mistakes in the past, too.
A personnel guy always wants to get his pick right. We live that every year. We want to make sure the pick is right.
I think, in today's football, you have to have a certain degree of technology. If not, you're living in the stone ages.
Jaelen Strong's big. He runs really good routes. He's got great hands.
Real is when you go to training camp. Real is when you finally get the guys in pads. Real is those guys in that locker room setting those goals because we have some guys now that can set goals and expectations for those guys in the locker room because, ultimately, who are the Cleveland Browns but those guys in that locker room.
This is a quarterback-driven league. We all know that, and we all know, to succeed and to go a little bit farther and farther and farther, you need one of those guys.
I met Paul Brown, and I will never forget it.
You can't have enough good running backs.
I have no problems with a young man being allowed to understand the mistakes he makes, and let's move forward. Let's move forward, and let's not do it again. That is how I look at it.
I love football. It's been very generous to me.
I love the National Football League.
I love everything about this great game of football.
It's always good when the offensive head coach and the quarterback think like-minded. That's a good thing.
If you can get more team speed, I'm all for it.
The National Football League is a very physical game.
I can do my job with the best of my peers in the National Football League.
It's always good to see guys perform under adverse situations.
Any good GM wants to field phone calls from his peers.
I was very proud of my time in Kansas City. I thought we acquired a heck of a roster.
Every year, we want to win. That's an overarching goal.
